Amsterdam rewards a plan. The Night Watch, Almond Blossom and the canal ring are all here, but so are the timed tickets, the terraces where nobody gives up a table on a …

‘t Nieuwe Kafé is on Dam Square, facing the Royal Palace, right in the centre of Amsterdam. The W Amsterdam, where we stayed for a few days, sits just behind the palace, …

I spent a week in Amsterdam in late April and early May 2026, and I left with a list of places I still want to go back to. This is the short …

Who would have guessed that one of my favourite meals in Amsterdam would be Chinese? I did not come to the Netherlands expecting to eat Chinese food, let alone to enjoy it …

Almond Blossom is my favourite Van Gogh. I came home with it on a magnet and a coaster, because of what it stands for. Almond trees flower early in spring, and for …

I had heard about Amsterdam‘s houseboats. I had even watched Rebecca fall into a canal in Ted Lasso and spend the night on one. What I had not grasped was how many …

Most people come to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam for one painting. I did too. On May 2nd I finally stood in front of the Sunflowers, and my first thought was …

On 1 May we arrived at the W Amsterdam before our room was ready. While we waited, the hotel recommended breakfast at Greenwoods, on the Singel canal. I’ll be honest: I was …

On 28 April I spent an afternoon at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, and I left with one idea I could not put down. His landscapes show how he became Van …

Amsterdam is a bicycle city. That part of the reputation is accurate, and it makes sense. With the canals, the density of the centre, and the environmental case for leaving the car …

I went to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam for the paintings and came out thinking about a family. Vincent van Gogh sold very little in his lifetime and died believing he …

I have written about the Moco Museum in Amsterdam more than any other building. The Banksys, the Basquiat room, the immersive floors, the garden. What I had never written about is the …